Pet parents will do things that non-pet owners will never understand.
We, as cat owners, understand that there is virtually nothing we can do to stop our cats from doing what they want in our home. We can try to put aluminum foil on the countertops to keep them off, but they'll find a way to knock it down and get up there anyway. We've tried to give them automatic water fountains to drink from, and yet, they still drink out of our water glasses. They sleep in our beds and snuggle up next to us on the couch. They are a part of our lives at home, and anyone who comes over needs to understand that.
It's okay, you don't have to agree with it, but just like our dad always used to say, "When you're in my house, you live by my rules". Of course we vacuum up all the cat hair we can and clean all the surfaces and glasses before having people over. It's a common courtesy that we would do even if we didn't have a cat. All of our friends know that our cats drink from water glasses, and none of them have ever said anything about it. Maybe we just live in a bubble of adorably accepting people, but if someone did to us what this couple did to the cat pawrent below, we would also be purrfectly upset.
This pawrent tells us a story of how a new couple joined them and their friend group for dinner at their place, and when they came the second time, they brought their own cutlery, plates, and glasses. Confused, he asked why, and their response was nothing short of disrespectful. They said they saw their cat eating from the same plates they use, and they were "disgusted" by it.
If the plates were unwashed, we might agree with them, but the pawrent has a high-powered dishwasher that sanitizes everything, so at this point, they're just being strangely purrticular. The argument got heated, and the cat owner kicked them out of his home. They haven't been in contact since.
We're not expecting everyone to understand our lives with our cats, but there's also a line that we have to draw in the sand. You're allowed to have your own standards of cleanliness, but don't expect us to follow yours when you're in our house, and certainly don't bring your own dinnerware when eating at someone's house, just say you don't want to come.
Would you have reacted the same way? We know we would have. There are certain people that you don't need in your life, and someone who thinks our cats are dirty certainly doesn't belong.
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